Papaver pinnatifidum Moris

Spice Capsule Flower detail In the field

Family: PAPAVERACEAE

Genus: Papaver

Province distribution: Alacant. Balearic Islands. Castelló. Tarragona. València.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. Ibiza. Formentera. Cabrera.

General distribution (Phytogeography): South Mediterranean

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Terophyte.

Habitats: Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Cultivated fields and road sides.

Characteristics: This poppy is very common to path and roadside borders, also to dry-farmed fields. Can be recognized immediately by the formo fits capsule, which is very elongate and narrow. Flowers scarlet in colour with the anthers of the stamins yellow in colour, and filaments violet. Flowers very early, during the month of Febuary, but also can be found in flower all summer long.